The Australian Racing Board, established in 1998, is the peak national administration body for

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racing in

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. The statutory bodies for racing in each State or Territory, known as the Principal Racing Authorities, set up the Australian Racing Board by consensual agreement. This consensus by the States is achieved by agreeing to abide by and to enforce the

Australian Rules of Racing The Australian Rules of Racing are the rules approved by the Australian Racing Board to ensure that thoroughbred horse racing in all States and Territories of Australia is conducted according to the same general practices, conditions and integrity. ...

which are within the authority of the ARB.

State based authorities

The Principal Racing Authorities are: *

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* Thoroughbred Racing S.A Limited * Racing Queensland Limited * Racing and Wagering Western Australia * Tasmanian Thoroughbred Racing Council * Darwin Turf Club *

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Scope of the authority

It is the Australian Racing Board’s responsibility to ensure that thoroughbred racing in all States and Territories of Australia is conducted according to the same general practices, conditions and integrity. The on-course responsibility for the supervision of the fair-running of races is delegated to the racing stewards, veterinarians and analysts who conduct the race meetings on behalf of the race clubs, and strictly apply the Rules of Racing. The

also provide for a Racing Appeals Tribunal to enable a person punished by the stewards to seek a review by a body that is independent of the racing industry. Besides its administration role, the Australian Racing Board has a number of advisory groups which investigate, discuss, make recommendations, and give advice on matters such as Equine integrity and welfare,

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and Listed races, Rules Review and Handicapping.

Registration of racehorses

The

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, an independent organisation, and the Registrar of Racehorses also submit reports to the Australian Racing Board. In September 2014 the Board announced it would merge with the Australian Stud Book and Racing Information Services Australia to form a new national body to administer thoroughbred racing, to be called Racing Australia.

References

External links

Australian Racing Board web site
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